2012 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2012 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 8–10, 2012 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.^[1] The Tournament was previously held at the Anaheim Convention Center. Long Beach State won the tournament, which allowed them to receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Cal State Northridge was banned from competing in postseason play for failing to meet the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate requirements.^[2]

2012 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2011–12
Teams	8
Site	Honda Center Anaheim, California
Champions	Long Beach State (5th title)
Winning coach	Dan Monson (1st title)
MVP	Casper Ware (Long Beach State)
Attendance	7,564
Television	ESPNU/ESPN2
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2011–12 Big West men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Long Beach State †	15	–	1		.938			25	–	9		.735
Cal State Fullerton	12	–	4		.750			21	–	10		.677
UC Santa Barbara	12	–	4		.750			20	–	11		.645
Cal Poly	8	–	8		.500			18	–	15		.545
UC Riverside	7	–	9		.438			14	–	17		.452
Pacific	6	–	10		.375			11	–	19		.367
UC Irvine	6	–	10		.375			12	–	20		.375
UC Davis	3	–	13		.188			5	–	26		.161
Cal State Northridge*	3	–	13		.188			7	–	21		.250
† 2012 Big West tournament winner As of March 15, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for conference tournament due to low APR

Format

Eight teams qualified for the 2012 Big West tournament. In the semifinals the highest seed will play the lowest seed, while the remaining two teams match up.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 8, 2012					Semifinals March 9, 2012					Championship Game March 10, 2012
	1	Long Beach State	80
	8	UC Davis	46
						1	Long Beach State	68
						7	UC Irvine	57
	2	Cal State Fullerton	59
	7	UC Irvine	65
											1	Long Beach State	77
	(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
											3	UC Santa Barbara	64
	3	UC Santa Barbara	72
	6	Pacific	52
						3	UC Santa Barbara	64
						4	Cal Poly	52
	4	Cal Poly	66
	5	UC Riverside	54

References

1. "2012 Big West men's basketball tournament". Retrieved October 12, 2011.
2. Manzano, Gilberto. "NCAA bans Matadors from 2012 postseason". Daily Sundial. Retrieved November 15, 2011.